FNUS74 KEWX 281624 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1024 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY...DRY...AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS...THAT WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AT 5 MPH OR LESS. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO WEST TEXAS SATURDAY...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICKUP TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW THIS AFTERNOON...AS HIGHS RISE TO AROUND 70 TO THE LOW 70S. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...RISE TO 90 TO 100 PERCENT TONIGHT... AND FALL TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH MORE CLOUDS AND STRONGER WINDS. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM WEST TEXAS ON SATURDAY...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING SATURDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 69 71 RH..............26 22 21 20 FT WIND......260/6 240/6 210/6 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..260/5 240/5 210/5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 40 40 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 59 54 50 48 46 RH..............25 37 48 58 69 78 20 FT WIND......190/6 190/6 200/5 210/5 210/5 210/3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..190/5 190/4 200/4 210/4 210/3 210/3 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 46 54 62 67 68 RH..............87 91 73 61 54 52 20 FT WIND......200/5 200/6 190/8 180/9 170/7 160/6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..200/4 200/5 190/6 180/7 170/6 160/5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110128.MARTI.01/EWX